Nothing went as planned this year at Sundance. The buyers sat on their hands till mid-festival. The wallflower films were crowned prom king and queen, and the premiere films with the cool people faced shrugs of indifference.

Art-house films are getting a strong dose of celebrity at this year's Sundance Festival. Among those with films playing in the festival's Premieres category are U2, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Jack Black, Mischa Barton, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Quentin Tarantino, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Perry.